Category: Crime and safety

One counter-protester looking to press charges, BIPOC Coalition demands action from the university.

UW student and founding member of the UW-Madison BIPOC coalition Tarah Stangler had her foot run over by the motorcycle. She claims she and two others were directly hit, while another was grazed by the bike’s exhaust pipe.

Wisconsin’s game against Illinois Friday night marked the kick off of the Big Ten season. UWPD said it was a “great night all around,” reporting no police contacts, no arrests and no citations.

Items include high-volume pepper spray, smoke grenades.

Email revealed that UWPPD dispatched riot police to Kenosha during each day of protest following police shooting of Jacob Blake.

’Obviously what we’re seeing is extremely disturbing and has no place on our campus,’ UWPD Public Information Officer says.

It’s been two weeks since University of Wisconsin’s Associated Students of Madison declared a vote of no confidence in the university police department. Tensions have already been high, but a tweet by UWPD is causing more issues.

Also on Tuesday, UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank told Mitnick she was backing out of her scheduled appearance to speak at Wednesday night’s ASM meeting, citing a scheduling conflict after Mitnick added time for a student activist group to speak before the Chancellor.

For those who attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the police department states the university’s Dean of Students will be working with officers to make sure any offending students would be held accountable for their actions.

UWPD claims ASM chair has changed stance since meeting with UWPD.

West Dayton Street was alive with the sounds of cowbells and ratchets in harmony with people chanting “Cops off campus” on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 9.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student was arrested Tuesday after a violent altercation at a residence hall. According to UW-Madison police, Roberto C. Antunez Perez, 18, and another student were in the midst of a “disagreement” when Antunez Perez hit the victim, held her down and strangled her.

“In recent weeks, we’ve received many questions about UWPD’s practices, policies and procedures,” a UWPD webpage reads. “We’ve worked to compile information that addresses the most common themes we’ve heard from you, our community, as well as those we identified as relevant to the national conversation regarding policing.”

In a letter sent to downtown apartment buildings, Madison Police Department Acting Chief Victor Wahl said students attending gatherings may be fined a minimum of $376 for “permit[ting] a health nuisance.”

Samuel Jorudd, the member of ASM that originally brought the vote forward, said “We have given a voice to those who have fought too long to be heard, and I’m looking forward to working with UWPD on how to renew trust between them and students.”

The College Republicans of the University of Wisconsin-Madison put out a statement Tuesday in support of UWPD.

“It is an effort to be visible and educate students about public health guidance,” Lovicott said. “Also reminding students about the public health guidelines and the directive that is in place.”

A university spokesperson tells 27 News that officials believe the gathering did not take place in a campus residence hall. The caption in the video reads “Covid dorms”The university is now working to identify the students involved and will be pursuing the appropriate disciplinary action.

The footage shows the suspect walking at 4:40 a.m. in the 700 block of State Street, according to an incident report. Police continued saying the University Book Store and St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center were sprayed with black paint and had similar words on them.

Man was arrested for felony possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, probation hold.

The university was alerted to the incident after receiving a report Thursday. The graffiti was spray-painted on a number of buildings in the Library Mall area of campus, including the University Book Store, Extension Building and several city and privately owned properties.

Two buildings on the Library Mall of University of Wisconsin- Madison’s campus were spray painted with racist graffiti.

Police said another reason for the decision is because of the Facebook comments that often populate the WiscAlert posts. Officials said some of the responses tend to be “problematic and oftentimes create a hostile environment – especially for our underrepresented and marginalized community members.”

UWPD said one of the major reasons behind the change is that many of the WiscAlert messages don’t appear in chronological order due to Facebook’s algorithm, which can reduce the effectiveness of messages during emergencies. “This causes confusion for our community – users may see or share outdated information, or may never even see the initial emergency alert,” UWPD said in a post.

According to a tweet, the robbery happened at University Avenue and Lake Street.

According to a letter sent to students, faculty and staff in the Wisconsin School of Business, the university was alerted of the graffiti at the entrance at University Avenue and Park Street on Thursday.

It was on a column at the entrance of University Avenue and Park Street.

“The Wisconsin School of Business and University of Wisconsin–Madison condemn the use of this hateful symbol. We value a diverse community where all members are able to participate fully as students and employees. This includes feeling safe, welcomed, valued, and supported,” according to a release.

“Speaking as a female who walks this street many times a day, I think it’s terrifying and very sad and disappointing,” Clarissa Keller, UW-Madison Graduate said.

Investigators say the assault happened shortly after 7 a.m. near the Fluno Center, in the 600 block of University Ave. Wade allegedly pushed the woman into a nearby grassy area where the attack occurred. Several minutes into the assault, according to police, a passerby spotted what was happening and called police.

According to an incident report, officers responded around 7:00 a.m. to the 600 Block of University Avenue.

Officers said they saw the suspect and the victim in the area and the suspect was taken into custody with help from a K-9 unit.

UWPD Director of Communications Marc Lovicott said while UWPD wouldn’t support the disbandment of their police force, they are open to discussion and on how they can improve. UWPD released a resource with answers to questions from the community and an action plan for change based on community feedback.

Max Prestigiacomo, a campus-area alder and 18-year-old UW student, conceded that the concept is “pretty vague,” but he’s fully on board. He vows to vote against any increase in police funding, and will actively work to “demilitarize” the police department.

UW-Madison students, including some indoors behind closed windows, endured symptoms of tear gas exposure and witnessed destruction as demonstrators took to State Street last Saturday to protest the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis on the previous Monday.

According to officers, Juan Cardenas was driving down the 500 block of State Street to the 700 block just after 10 p.m. when he crashed into the wall of Bascom Hill.

Madison police say two people trying to stop property damage and looting on State Street suffered significant injuries after being beaten by a group of people.